The role that SD and MicroSD cards play in our ever-increasing mobile lifestyle is becoming more and more important. As our devices become more advanced and file sizes become larger, read and write speeds are increasingly crucial to how we interact and use our devices in our daily lives. When you install an older card that you may have laying around into a new device, it could impact not only the performance and usability but also your overall perception of the device. Much like the difference a SSD drive makes in a new PC, the same concept applies to SD cards.

It can't be debated that Alienware pioneered the gaming laptop scene. But fast forwarding 13 years finds the company up against tons of competition, all chomping at the bit to make the most souped-up machines that gamers will love.What's Alienware's retort to the recent, excellent efforts from the likes of the Aorus X5, Razer Blade and HP Omen? Naturally, laptops that feature killer specs, like the latest Alienware 17. But the company also (hopes it) has an ace up its sleeve with the Alienware 13, parent company Dell's latest 13-inch mid-range gaming laptop with a killer trick up its sleeve. Is it the right gaming laptop for your tastes? It very well may be. A 13-inch chassis that's thinner and lighter than ever makes it one of the more portable options out there. And the Broadwell Core i-series processor and Nvidia GTX 960M that come standard in each configuration makes it a tempting option if gamers are looking for near-console quality performance on the go.

The Bitfenix Aegis is a standout case for its looks as well as purpose. It does not have any major design flaws that undermine its functionality although it has a couple of small quirks that can be irritating

When it comes to power supplies there are always a few names I always recommend and Corsair is typically at the top of my list. I still find it quite impressive that Corsair has transitioned from a memory to producing some of the best cases, power supplies, AiO watercoolers and more. Corsair’s HXi Series power supplies and designed with gamers and enthusiasts in mind. Each HXi model features 80PLUS Platinum certification, Corsair Link compatibility, and a Zero RPM fan which means it will not even spin up at medium and low loads. Today we will be taking a look at the flagship unit the HX1200i, which if you can guess is the 1200W unit. Let’s jump in!

A few months back during CES 2015, Kingston released a trio of SSDs under the HyperX brand. At the top of the product stack we find the impressive HyperX Predator PCIe SSD, while the HyperX FURY SATA III SSD is positioned as the entry-level offering. Filling the mid-range position is the HyperX Savage, billed as the "The fastest HyperX SATA-based SSD" by Kingston.

The HyperX Savage is a 7mm, 2.5" form factor SATA III SSD. Powered by the new Phison PS3110-S10 controller, it comes in capacities ranging from a conservative 120GB to a whooping 960GB. At each capacity the drives come in a drive-only configuration, or bundled with an installation kit at a slight increase in cost. The extra cost is totally worth it, as the bundle offered by Kingston makes upgrading to the HyperX Savage a quick and painless process. At the time of writing, the difference in price between the bare drive and installation kit bundled SKUs is only $15, as listed on some of the major e-tailers.

Today I will be looking at the HyperX Savage 240GB SSD; specifically the SHSS3B7A/240G SKU, which includes the additional installation-kit hardware and software. Rated for sequential performance of 560MB/s read and 530MB/s write, this drive leverages the excellent performance of the Phison PS3110-S10 controller and uses Toshiba’s A19 MLC NAND. Let's take a closer look and see how wild this Savage drive can be.

It’s funny how branding can make a difference. Years ago I would go to trade shows and if it wasn’t for the fact that it said HiTech Legion above, below or across my logo no one really knew who I was. Times have changed, HiTech Legion branding is known amongst tech enthusiasts and manufacturers alike. The last two years I decided to remove the name and go straight logo now if I am wearing one of my shirts and go out it’s surprising how many times I get approached and am recognized by total strangers. Branding is very important and so are the looks of certain computer components we use.

Today, we get to look at and test a NAS from Netgear for the very first time. The ReadyNAS 202 is powered by a Cortex A15 CPU and has two Gigabit Ethernet ports for faster network speeds. Its key feature is that it uses the BTRFS file system instead of the far more common EXT4 file system.

With mechanical keyboards coming back in popularity the need/demand for wrist rests has been rising as well. A while back I covered the Grifiti wrist rests that I had picked up for myself. While I have enjoyed them as I mentioned in their coverage they aren’t exactly designed to hold up. As mine has gone downhill I have been keeping my eye on other wrist rest designs looking for something that would work well for me. One of the designs that stood out to me was the custom made leather Noko wrist rests. I saw their drop on Massdrop and then later explored the gallery of custom designs on their website. Lucky enough they were about to start a drop with Massdrop and were interested in us checking one of the TKL wrist rests they would be doing in the drop.

Samsung is a mobile device behemoth of a company, needing no introduction. Today we're looking at the Samsung PRO+ 64GB and EVO+ 32GB Micro SD cards. They promise very different speeds for consumers and professionals alike, and we'll discuss those differences as we take a closer look at what Samsung has to offer.

Having launched last week and being reviewed today is AMD’s Radeon R9 Fury X, the company’s new flagship single-GPU video card. Featuring a fully enabled Fiji GPU, the R9 Fury X is AMDs new Fiji GPU at its finest, and a safe bet to be the grandest video card AMD releases built on TSMC’s 28nm process. Fiji is clocked high, cooled with overkill, and priced to go right up against the only GM200 GeForce card from NVIDIA that anyone cares about: the GeForce GTX 980 Ti.

Today Microsoft has finally created tables outlining what the different versions of the operating system are going to feature. It was back in May that they finally announced all of the versions of Windows 10 that are coming, but the actual features of each version was still a mystery. We could of course take an educated guess based on history, but as of today there is finally a list of all of the features broken down by version.

As a refresh, on the PC there are four basic versions. Home and Pro are the two that will be available for most people to purchase, and Enterprise is available to customers with volume licensing agreements. There is also an Education edition targeted towards that market.

As expected, Home has the fewest features available. Much like previous versions, there is no support to join an Active Directory domain, but that was not expected either. One thing that many users were hoping to see on Windows 10 Home is BitLocker support. BitLocker is Microsoft’s drive encryption suite, and Windows 10 Home does not have this unfortunately. There can still be encryption, but only as part of InstantGo, which was formerly known as Connected Standby. InstantGo is Connected Standby plus device encryption, and that is available to Home.